lamivudine

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English

Chemical structure of lamivudine
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Etymology

From +‎ -vudine (zidovudine derivative).

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Pronunciation

Noun

lamivudine (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A nucleoside analog reverse-transcriptase inhibitor, 2′,3′-dideoxy-3′-thiacytidine (C8H11N3O3S) that is taken orally in the treatment of HIV and chronic hepatitis B.

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